Elephants to politics

Apr 23, 2023

Wondering why I got involved in politics?

At its core, politics determines what our business and personal lives will become. Particularly in Zimbabwe, it’s important that we realise that our lives are not separate from politics. As citizens, we determine the politics that affect our people. We do so through out votes and in selecting the leaders who decide the life we will have.

This video clip is of the first meeting I held with stakeholders who, like me were concerned our national park.

I came into politics when I became painfully aware that government policies are not always aligned with business or conservation. It started out for me as a campaign to protect Hwange National Park from invasion by foreign coal miners. As I grew to understand the significance of government policies and the impact they can have on the tourism sector in Zimbabwe, I came know that the only way to protect our wildlife and conserve the wilderness is by having a seat the table and helping to shape the policies and priorities of the Zimbabwean government.